M25 crash J5 anticlockwise

Crash on the M25 anticlockwise at J5 on Thursday 5 November 2026, from 15:43. Still reported at 19:07 UK time. Timeline of reports from TomTom, the motorway signs and National Highways.

Status

Live since 15:43 (3 h 24 min)

Location

M25 anticlockwise · J5

Reported as

Collision

Lanes

2 of 4 lanes closed

Delay

~13 min

At its worst

Stationary traffic · delay ~99 min

Sources

TomTom ×6 · Motorway signs ×7 · National Highways ×2

Timeline

1. 15:43 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
2. 15:45 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
3. 15:45 Motorway signs: “STRANDED VEHICLE”
4. 15:45 National Highways: 1 of 4 lanes closed
5. 16:08 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Slow traffic”, delay ~7 min
6. 16:13 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
7. 16:18 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
8. 16:27 TomTom: delay now ~19 min (was ~14)
9. 16:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~17 min
10. 16:32 National Highways: lane closure lifted
11. 16:39 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF DEBRIS”
12. 16:39 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW”
13. 16:39 Motorway signs no longer show “STRANDED VEHICLE”
14. 16:49 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
15. 16:50 TomTom no longer reports it
16. 16:50 All clear: no source reports it any more
17. 16:54 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~5 min
18. 16:59 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Queuing traffic”, delay ~6 min (reported again)
19. 17:03 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
20. 17:08 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~10)
21. 17:13 TomTom: “Slow traffic”
22. 17:22 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~26 min (reported again)
23. 17:27 TomTom no longer reports it
24. 17:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~21 min (reported again)
25. 17:39 Motorway signs no longer show “COLLISION”
26. 17:40 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min
27. 17:58 TomTom: “Queuing traffic”
28. 18:01 Motorway signs: “REPORT OF COLLISION”
29. 18:03 Motorway signs: “COLLISION SLOW DOWN”
30. 18:03 Motorway signs: “COLLISION”
31. 18:03 TomTom: “Stationary traffic”
32. 18:03 National Highways: 2 of 4 lanes closed
33. 18:12 TomTom: now says collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”
34. 18:17 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~6 min (was ~12), “Slow traffic”
35. 18:21 TomTom: collision, “Queuing traffic, Accident”, delay ~6 min
36. 18:26 TomTom: delay now ~16 min (was ~6), “Stationary traffic, Accident”
37. 18:31 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~49 min (reported again)
38. 18:35 TomTom: collision, “Stationary traffic, Accident”, delay ~57 min
39. 18:39 Motorway signs no longer show “REPORT OF COLLISION”
40. 18:40 TomTom: now says queueing traffic, delay now ~91 min (was ~57), “Stationary traffic”
41. 18:58 TomTom: delay now ~36 min (was ~67)
42. 19:03 TomTom no longer reports it
43. 19:07 TomTom: queueing traffic, “Stationary traffic”, delay ~13 min (reported again)

Source reports

• Stationary traffic
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF DEBRIS” (10 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE-SLOW” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Overhead signs read “STRANDED VEHICLE” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5
• Slow traffic
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise within J5).
• Overhead signs read “REPORT OF COLLISION” (14 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).
• Stationary traffic, Accident
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION SLOW DOWN” (1 sign; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J7 and J6).
• Overhead signs read “COLLISION” (2 signs; furthest along: M25 anti-clockwise between J6 and J5).

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